Hoping vs Hopping | Difference, Meaning & Spelling
Hoping is the present participle of the verb “hope” (e.g., “I was hoping you would come!”), while hopping is the present participle of the verb “hop” (e.g., “Why are you hopping around on one leg?”).
| Hoping in a sentence | Hopping in a sentence |
|---|---|
| We were hoping for better weather, but at least it’s not raining. | We had a great time hopping between the islands just off the costs. |
| I’m not sure what he was hoping to achieve by doing that. | Look! There’s a rabbit hopping across the field. |
Hoping meaning
Hoping is the present participle of the verb “hope,” which means to “want or desire that something will happen or be true.” It is the form of the verb that you need to build the progressive tenses such as the present progressive tense (e.g., “I am hoping”) and the past progressive tense (e.g., “I was hoping”), as well as participle phrases (e.g., “She looked over the crowd, hoping to spot her friend”).
Hoping is also the gerund form of the verb “hope.”
How do you spell hoping?
The “-ing form” (present participle) of the verb “hope” is spelled hoping (i.e., with one “p” and no “e”).
To form the present participle and gerund of a verb ending in a single “-e,” like hope, you generally drop the “-e” before adding “-ing” (i.e., hoping). Exceptions to this rule include “be” (“being”), dye (“dyeing”), and, in British English, “age” (“ageing”). For verbs ending in “-ie,” the “-ie” becomes “y” before adding the “-ing” (e.g., “die” becomes “dying”).
Hopping meaning
Hopping is the present participle and gerund of the verb “hop,” which means to “move around or jump on one foot.”
Other related meanings include “moving energetically” and “going to different places but staying in each for a short time.” It is also used in the phrase “hopping mad,” meaning “very angry” or “furious.”
We did some island-hopping in Greece.
She was hopping mad with the airline because they had overbooked the flight, and she couldn’t fly.
How do you spell hopping?
The “-ing form” (present participle) of the verb “hop” is spelled hopping (i.e., with double “p”). This follows the spelling rule of doubling a single final consonant if it follows a short vowel sound in a single syllable verb. Other verbs that follow this rule include “swim” (“swimming”) and “win” (“winning”).
*Hopeing
Hopeing is a common misspelling of “hoping,” the present participle of the verb “hope” (e.g., “Good, I was hoping that you would say yes!”). If a verb ends in a single “-e,” you generally omit this “-e” before adding “-ing.”
Frequently asked questions about hoping vs hopping
- Is it hopped or hoped?
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Hopped is a form of the verb “hop,” whereas hoped is a form of the verb “hope.”
“Hopped” is the simple past tense and past participle form of “hop” (e.g., “We hopped from island to island”), but “hoped” is the simple past and past participle form of “hope” (e.g., “We had hoped to do some island-hopping, but we didn’t have enough time”).
Similarly, if you’re not sure whether hoping or hopping is the word you need, “hoping” comes from the verb “hope” and “hopping” from the verb “hop.”
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- What is the definition of island hopping?
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Island-hopping means going to a region with multiple islands and traveling from island to island, spending a relatively short time on each one (e.g., “Barbados is a popular gateway for island-hopping in the Caribbean”).
“Island-hopping” is the present participle or gerund of the verb “island-hop.”
On a related note, if you’re not sure whether hoping or hopping is the word you need, “hoping” is the present participle of “hope,” while “hopping” is the present participle of “hop.”
Have you tried QuillBot’s free Paraphraser? You can use it to find alternative ways of expressing the concept of “island-hopping.”
